The Doors

Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Psychedelic Rock Blues Rock Hard Rock Rock
Years active	1965—1973
Label(s)	Elektra Records Rhino Records
Associated acts	Manzarek-Krieger The Butts Band Nite City Marc Benno
Website	Website
Former members
Jim Morrison
Ray Manzarek
John Densmore
Robby Krieger

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Jeff Buckley Movie Biopic Still Going Ahead

April 11, 2011

A music biopic about late singer Jeff Buckley is still going ahead, it has been reported.

The as-yet-untitled film will tell the story of Buckley's life. The singer drowned in 1997 in Memphis aged 30.

'Welcome To The Rileys' director Jake Scott will direct the Ryan Jaffe script, best known for the 2008 comedy The Rocker, reports Deadline.

127 Hours star James Franco and James Marsden have been linked to play the lead role.

Also Twilight star Robert Pattinson a keen music fan is said to be "obsessed" with securing the role.

The as-yet-untitled biopic is set to begin production by the end of the year.

(by Holly Frith)

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